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Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com
City officials will be asking the MBTA to reinstate bus route 710, which gives Fulton Heights residents transportation to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Wellington Station and stores at Wellington Circle Fellsway Plaza and the Meadow Glen Mall.
“There’s no reason that route shouldn’t be maintained; it’s the only option people in the Heights have,” said City Council President Richard Caraviello, who put the item on the agenda for the meeting Tuesday, March 30. “I’ve received many calls about this. We should get what we pay for,” a reference to charges the MBTA assesses to Medford.”
Charter school reimbursements continue to drain Medford budget
Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com
City officials are requesting Medford’s state delegation advocate for a “hold harmless” provision for charter school reimbursements in the fiscal 2022 state budget to prevent a nearly $1 million loss in urgently needed aid for Medford schools.
It also calls for the delegation to explore a permanent solution that will stop draining of over $8 million in the city budget for charter schools.
Councilor Isaac Zac Bears, who made the proposal during the board s March 2 meeting, called the projected loss “a major hit to the budget. It’s important our delegation try to mitigate that.”